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AFNET, a non-profit society for boosting the digital transformation within vertical industries

AFNET is a French non-profit organization that promotes best practices for processes within the extended enterprises. This society introduces Internet in France in 1992 and was the owner for delivering Internet access to the very first users, mainly in universities.

Since this early age, AFNET has been continuing to promote good practices for enterprises within their ecosystem of suppliers, partners and key customers. These IT practices consist on standards, a common information system, and a partner framework for co-working in confidence.

Today, the best approach consists to leverage industry verticals to build open systems for digital transaction, content collaboration and product design.

Corporations are grouped within industry verticals and are highly dependent themselves. Just a few examples: Do you know that less than 20% of Dassault Rafale airplane parts are done by Dassault Aviation itself? Do you know that behind an Airbus air plane, there is a network of more than 1,200 different suppliers structured by more than 5 depth levels?

To be competitive and efficient within our globalized world, the European aerospace industry had organized itself with AFNET expert assistance to create a common information system named BoostAeroSpace: AirSupply as the platform for managing the supply chain, AirCollab as the platform for data communication exchange and Airdesign as the platform for product design. All these highly-secured platforms managed by the nonprofit organization and financed by all aerospace members make a strong asset that contributes to Airbus success.

Similar projects are in progress today for automotive, energy, travels, that leverage aerospace good practices. All of them share the common vision of the extended enterprise. Continue reading →